[Leica] Film availability

[Wayne Torry]

Thanks Marty!
I have an unopened bottle of HC-110 and 2 unopened bottles of Rodinal in
the refrigerator.
I’m good for awhile!


On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 2:01 AM Marty Deveney via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Use HC-110 for expired film.  It has powerful developing agents and a lot
> of strong restrainers in it.  It works very well with expired film or film
> exposed and left for a long time.
>
> Note that Kodak has recently reformulated HC-110 and some problems have
> been reported.  If you have the old Kodak stuff, that’s the best, but
> otherwise the Legacy Pro HC-110 clone from Freestyle is excellent, but that
> does not last indefinitely in the bottle like the old Kodak product.  The
> new Kodak product is too new to really have provided a clear understanding
> of its shelf life.
>
>
>
> On Fri, 22 Jan 2021 at 7:25 am, Jeffery Smith via LUG <lug at leica-users.org
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Trust me, I am a "this isn't going to be around long" buyer. I have two
> > unopened cases, one of APX 100 and one of APX 400. I'm trying to find a
> > developer that is unrefined enough that the 17 years they've been in
> > storage won't make a difference. Right now I'm looking at CineStill D-96
> > Monobath. If there was ever a developer that sounds like a bad idea,
> it's a
> > developer that is mixed with the fixer. But I did a roll of it as a test,
> > and it isn't all that bad. It comes in packets dry powder that are good
> (I
> > think) for 20 rolls, just using the stuff straight. For a war
> photographer
> > in a foreign country, it would be fabulous [if they hadn't invented the
> > digital camera].
> >
> > > On Jan 21, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Just a suggestion from another hobby is to buy in quantity and stack it
> > > deep.  So figure out what your needs are and buy that quantity.  You
> > might
> > > have to dedicate a freezer.  Dry chemistry keeps a long time if kept
> cool
> > > and dry.
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 1:04 PM Jeffery Smith via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> I attempted to try out a variety of Adox lower ISO films. I was able
> to
> > >> get several CMS films and HR-50, but not Silvermax. The next time I
> > looked
> > >> at BHPhoto and Freestyle, all three of them have been discontinued (at
> > >> least in the United States). I'm still feeling the effects of Kodak
> > >> discontinuing Panatomic-X, Plus-X, and Verichrome Pan. I hate getting
> > >> smitten with a film and developer only to find the film is extinct. I
> > had
> > >> best stick to the most often used films (as evidenced by their mention
> > when
> > >> images are posted). I feel safe with Tri-X and HP5+, and hope that
> FP4+,
> > >> Acros, Delta 100, and TMax100 are relatively safe, though I'm not
> > >> absolutely positive about TMax100.
> > >>
> > >>> On Jan 21, 2021, at 12:40 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks, Don! By coincidence, I just bought some Adox film from
> > >> Fotoimpex.de.
> > >>>
> > >>> Cheers,
> > >>> Nathan
> > >>>
> > >>> Nathan Wajsman
> > >>>
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> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> On 21 Jan 2021, at 18:14, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> > wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> While our film shooters probably know this the following link was
> > >> accurate
> > >>>> for film availability as of November:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photographic_films
> > >>>>
> > >>>> All the best.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> Don
> > >>>> don.dory at gmail.com
> > >>>>
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